I listen to a lot of audio books. I have had a subscription audible.com for over four years and have amassed a personal audio book library of over 150 books. For $21.95 per month I can download any two books in the audible.com collection - usually the retail value of each book is in the $30 - $50 range, so I figure it's a pretty good deal.
I typically use my phone for the listening, which is nice because you always have it with you and it enables you to make really good use of car time. Currently I use an iPhone, prior to that I used my Treo, before that I used my Audiovox PDA running Windows Mobile (*cringe*, but I thought it was cool at the time). I have learned a ton doing this and would sooner lose my Tivo than my Audible subscription. I highly reccommend developing an audio book habit if you don't have one already.
Of the 150 books in my library, I have gone out and purchased physical copies only three times. I am just finishing Kieth McFarland's The Breakthrough Company and will be going to the book store to buy the physical book as soon as I'm done.
The majority of business books seem to focus on either the start-up stage of a company (think Starting on a Shoestring by Arnie Goldstein) or large company issues and sustainability (think Good to Great by Jim Collins). The Breakthrough Company fills a gap by focusing on the stages between start-up and massive. It profiles nine companies (much in the style of Good to Great) and through research and comparison has teased out principles and tactical priorities that have differentiated successful, growing mid-stage companies from those less successful.
If you don't have the time to read it, go to Audible or iTunes and give it a listen - it's well worth the price of admission.
